WRFN-LP
Encyclopedia
WRFN-LP is a community LPFM
non-commercial radio station
in Nashville, Tennessee
. It operates at a frequency
of 107.1 MHz and is branded as Radio Free Nashville. The station features a mix of music, talk and public affairs programming, almost all with a decidedly liberal
or leftist political perspective largely not found on other area media outlets (local or national). WRFN is the only radio station in Tennessee that broadcasts programming from the Pacifica
network.
The station went on the air in April 2005, with transmitters and studios located at the nearby community of Pasquo, Tennessee
, 15 miles west of downtown Nashville
.
WRFN-LP was the seventh community radio barnraising of the Prometheus Radio Project
.
In mid-2007, WRFN began simulcasting on Nashville
cable television
channel 10's SAP
channel.
On October 25, 2009, WRFN changed its frequency to 107.1 MHz from its previously assigned frequency of 98.9 MHz. The previous frequency had also been occupied by WANT
in nearby Lebanon, Tennessee
.
Low-power broadcasting
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non-commercial radio station
Radio station
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in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. It operates at a frequency
Frequency
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of 107.1 MHz and is branded as Radio Free Nashville. The station features a mix of music, talk and public affairs programming, almost all with a decidedly liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
or leftist political perspective largely not found on other area media outlets (local or national). WRFN is the only radio station in Tennessee that broadcasts programming from the Pacifica
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
network.
The station went on the air in April 2005, with transmitters and studios located at the nearby community of Pasquo, Tennessee
Pasquo, Tennessee
Pasquo is a community in the U.S. state of Tennessee, located southwest of Nashville along State Route 100 in Davidson County near Bellevue. It is incorporated as part of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County....
, 15 miles west of downtown Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
.
WRFN-LP was the seventh community radio barnraising of the Prometheus Radio Project
Prometheus Radio Project
The Prometheus Radio Project is a non-profit advocacy and community organizing group committed to building an inclusive and representative media landscape in the United States and around the world. They are working to create a network of low power community radio stations...
.
In mid-2007, WRFN began simulcasting on Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
channel 10's SAP
Second audio program
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channel.
On October 25, 2009, WRFN changed its frequency to 107.1 MHz from its previously assigned frequency of 98.9 MHz. The previous frequency had also been occupied by WANT
WANT
WANT is an FM radio station licensed to Lebanon, Tennessee, and broadcasting to the eastern half of the Nashville, Tennessee, market on a frequency of 98.9 mHz. Most of WANT's broadcast day is simulcast over 1490 AM WCOR, with some exceptions.-Programming:...
in nearby Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
.
Media
- Audio of the first broadcast of WRFN (in mp3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format) - Live audio stream (in mp3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format)